Norinco SKS has one of the most difficult-to-find manufacturing dates of all the SKS rifles. eg: /26 *** 12345678 eg:123456 /26 - Factory 26 1962-1970, 1979-1980, the codes are on the far left side before the 3 Chinese character. As you can see when observing the Constant and Vowel. There were no  T54s produced in 1960/61 and it looks like when production resumed in 1962 they considered it the "next production year of the T54" and resumed with the 7 million. Chinese SKS factory 26 all numbers matching. $ 39.00 $ 25.00 Add … Very light Norinco import stamp at wood line. $ 26.00 $ 18.00 Add to cart Add to Wishlist Sale! Create your own unique website with customizable templates. The early version found in the US marked 'No' are not import marked and are most likely all "bring back" rifles. Early CAI imports have been reported to originate from Israel. The serial number transition from the ~213617 ghost to the ~213928 six digit /26\ is much too clean to be another 230k to 360k differently marked letter guns stuffed in between them. THEN in 1964 it looks like they decided against the offset and jumped back to the 11m where it should have been "11th year of the T54". This very limited range indicates these rifles were not built over a full production year and were likely some type of first-run or perhaps were complete barreled actions or sub-assemblies supplied to China from the Tula plant. It is in good condition. data collected also clearly shows the Chinese using the same dating system as the T56 and T53 by the use of a 'year into production' designatior at the beginning of the serial number. The two main SKS styles in the United States are the Yugoslavian (top) and Chinese (bottom) SKS Apparently directly traceable to China’s Jianshe 26 small arms factory and quote, “stored in a neutral country which allows them to be imported,” PSA themselves have stated that the guns run the gamut condition-wise. Here is an example of a 1955 dated 3rd year production. This lot of rifles was stored in a neutral country for the last 20 years, so they are able to be imported Description: SKS Factory 26, Late 60s Chinese military model not commercial--All matching numbers except for stock. And here a 1964 dated 11th year production, And here a 1966 dated 13th year production. ProMag SKS-S30 SKS Rifle/Carbine Magazine 30RD 7.62x39mm Blued $ 26.84 Free FedEx Option* (0) PRO SKSA5 MAG SKS 7.62X39 20RD POLY $ 14.95 Free … Most collectors will agree the Russian Tula star stamped receiver "Soviet-Sinos" are comprised of mostly Russian parts if not 100% Soviet in origin. Buy Chinese SKS Factory /26\ 7.62 x 39mm 1959-1966 ser# Range W/ 700 RDS Ammo: GunBroker is the largest seller of Semi Auto Rifles Rifles Guns & Firearms All: 893051742 Advanced The oldest factory was Jianshe and it was built in 1889 during the Imperial Dynasty in the city of Chongqing. This version is much less common then the other security rifles from arsenals /016\, [0140], [0141], and [0144]. They are likely the result of tooling, sub-assemblies, parts, supervision etc given to the Chinese during the initial start-up/transition to the SKS platform. The Jianshe Arsenal /26\, also known as state factory /296\ and (formally known as arsenal 21) was moved to Chongqing in 1939 and subsequently being named Jianshe Machine Tool Factory in April 1957. If you have any questions regarding this item, you should contact the Seller before bidding. These will have bolts in the white and hardwood stock, with some having a dark gritty shellac over the wood. eg: /26 *** 12345678 - Factory 26 1956-1961, the codes are located on the right side of the serial numbers. All years of Chinese SKS production from the 1958 3mil onward will reset each year. The rifle has a milled receiver and trigger guard, has a (heavy barrel-long ?) The serial# is six didgits 260xxx followed by the factory /26\ and nothing after that on the left side of the receiver. These are authentic Vietnam Era Military Surplus Chinese Type 56 SKS rifles, manufactured at the #26 Jianshe Arsenal factory. Using the book’s reference guide on Chinese Type 56 SKS manufacturer codes, I located a “26” inside a triangle and determined that the rifle was manufactured at Factory 26 (Jianshe Arsenal), located in the city of Chongqing. 0296 and 296 however 'could' theoretically be different locations also. A Russian weapons designer, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, invented it.The Chinese SKS rifle began in Russian factories during the fifties and sixties. A wide variety of small-arms were produced here. screwed in. There are two versions of the M21, which to the best of our knowledge were produced specifically for export and have been observed all over the world. The important thing to note in the above data is they changed from utilizing a rolling serial, then changed to a millions placeholder, and then to a changing Latin letter prefix in 1960. Most of these factories used more than one code. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. The public security variation is also found from Jianshe arsenal /26\. It also came with a double coil spring Chi-Com sling. And a 1960 showing the use of a Latin letter prefix in the same fashion as the sks letter guns. These are referred to as the Sino-Soviet models and are characterized by many Russian stampings on the receiver and barrels. Last year observed at /26\ prior to halting production of the sks at Jianshe from 1972-77. and are all marked factory 0296 or 416. The Vietnam war ended several years earlier, Chairman Mao had passed away, New leadership was more focussed on economic reform than with building bigger armies. Re: 1966 Chinese Type 56 from Factory /26\ Post by fenceline » Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:07 am Jolly Green Chopper wrote: Thanks for the info on SKS How did you guys get so much accurate data. Since the 296 code is well know to be used by the Jianshe arsenal along with /26\, this indicates 0296 'could' indicate it was produced at Jianshe. The bolt, receiver cover, trigger guard and attached magazine are all matching numbers. At that time the position of … It is a semi-automatic weapon that fires rounds that measure 7.62x39mm. Norinco marked rifles in the blued bolt carrier and laminated stock configuration were imported from China and likely never made the trip to an Arab state, but were likely produced in the same configuration for this purpose. Battlefield wear and tear nice patina. In many ways the SKS is a combination of the M44, SVT-40, and the AVS-36 (above) The first rifles were made by the Tula factory – and highly sought after by collectors – but wasn’t completely adopted by the USSR until 1949 About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Please note, there is evidence suggesting the /26\ was added in April of 1957 when Jianshe became state owned and was named accordingly. This "could have" taken place in either late 1955 or early 1956. I usually only ever see 26 factory mostly. Lets take a look at the serial numbers recorded in both the Soviet-Sino and "ghost" rifles to see if the letter guns were after the Soviet-Sino and before the ghost. A Factory 636 Norinco SKS came into the shop today along with a small collection. This would mean that 4 months worth of the Ghost guns were actually produced in 1957. Wide font letter series: (.25" avg height and, Post letter series wide font: (.25" avg height and, Copyright ©2016 SKSGUIDE.COM, All Rights Reserved.